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Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More
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What We Inherit
By Gerry Stewart
Tensions and silences build in a poem that examines the family traits we want to avoid inheriting, but seem bound to take on. Read More
2 years ago
The FrankenTeds
By Farzana Amehd
What's in a name? Farzana Amehd looks at the history that has been passed down in hers. Read More
2 years ago
Gala, Lizzie, Dora
By Ella Ackroyd
Ella Ackroyd flips the narrative of three women previously known as 'muses'. Read More
3 years ago
Shaping Women’s Stories: Lee Miller Exhibition Review
Read Bridie Wilkinson's review of Imperial War Museum's Lee Miller exhibition, 'A Woman's War', in which she questions the chosen narrative. Read More
8 years ago
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